500 boxes of liqour seized
The seized liquor was worth Rs 50 lakh.
Ranchi assistant excise commissioner Arun Kumar Mishra stated that two persons namely Abhishek Kumar and Rahul Kumar have been arrested in this connection.
He added that the liquor were being brought from other states like Haryana and Punjab and filled up in bottles of premium brands to be sold at high prices in the market. He stated that such liquor may also be spurious causing health hazards.
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